Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Altamahaw had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altamahaw, with the one closest to Altamahaw listed first.
- Gibsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elon College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Union Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Lenox Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Cherry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- McLeansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haw River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Benaja
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Browns Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Swepsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Lawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Hawfields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Mebane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Corbett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
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- Allison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Kimesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altamahaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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